Ever feel like there are so many things in your life that you want to change that you hardly know where to start? Or maybe there's one area of your life (finances? energy levels? food?) that you've been trying to change for ages but can't ever seem to get your plans in motion? It can be totally overwhelming to take personal transformation from idea to action.
I had those feelings too. And my own story of reinvention goes something like this:
Before: Late start every morning, dashing immediately from bed to shower in a frantic attempt to get to work on time...ish. Skip breakfast. Fail to pack lunch. Drink lots of sugary coffee to get through the day. Commute. Use every moment of the drive in for dreading the coming workday. Spend entire day stressed over nothing and/or everything. Drink more coffee and utilize personal secret candy stash to make day tolerable. Work 11+ hours. Go home exhausted. Stay up late due to caffeine high. Eat macaroni & cheese or bean nachos. Worry about nothing and/or everything. Oversleep. Rinse. Repeat. (Increase candy consumption on holidays spent at work. Wonder about migraines on days off.)
After: Forego all soul-sucking jobs for ones that nourish, inspire, and promote growth. Wake up in the morning feeling energized. Pack lunch. Leave for work on time. See sunrise. Spend workday feeling motivated. Go home happy. Eat meals that include more food groups than cheese and sugar. Incorporate treats into routine and actually appreciate and enjoy them. Experience the wonders of a green smoothie. Feel relaxed in the evenings. Go to bed on time. Rinse. Repeat. (Take holidays off. Feel relieved to have migraines that are less frequent and less miserable.)
So that's me. But I’m not the only one with a story about reinvention. There are many, many more:
The one who forgoes the 9-5 in exchange for a lifestyle that nurtures and inspires her.
The one who trades in her daily stress and overwhelm for calm and balance.
The one who swaps limitation for liberation.
The one who acknowledges her need for change and starts detoxing her life.
(…just to name a few.)
As you craft your own story of reinvention, where are you stuck?
Maybe you’re struggling to overcome the mental blocks that keep you from sculpting the life of your dreams. Maybe you’re seeing how daily stressors are wearing you down and causing lifelong problems. Maybe you’re feeling chronically underwhelmed by your day-to-day routine.
Regardless, you’re here...and you're in the right place.
Imagine if, for just thirty days, you committed to giving yourself a powerful opportunity for transformation. What if in that period of time you were devoted to making just one small shift each day, knowing that each tiny step would ultimately equal a huge success? What if those thirty days were the catalyst for creating the life you’ve always desired?
And, what if you had the opportunity to do this with unlimited support from a number of incredible women who are fully invested in seeing you succeed?
You do.
The Reinvention Project: 30 Days to a Happier, Healthier, More Inspired YOU is an incredible opportunity for you to step up and change your life. This program was developed to give you a super jumpstart toward creating the life of your dreams through examining all facets of your lifestyle: food, mindset, stress, money, relationships, and more.
Furthermore, it features some incredible women who are rockstars in their fields and seriously inspiring to learn from. When I started developing this program, I knew I wanted it to include some of the women who have inspired me on my own journey for reinvention. These women have graciously offered up their time and their insights in the form of exclusive interviews packed with life changing information. Take a peek:
The Experts
Stacy Spensley
on mindset & reframing.
Stacy Spensley is a recovering perfectionist who supports busy men and women to overcome overwhelm and take control over their health and lives. She is passionate and pragmatic about helping people feel nourished in all aspects of their lives. She is professionally bossy and an ardent supporter of the Oxford comma.
After burning out on her jobs in marketing, advertising and event planning, Sarah Von Bargen sold her worldly belongs and moved to Taiwan to teach English. And then she moved to New Zealand. And then she traveled for ten months by herself. Somewhere along the way she earned an M.A. and started a blog that's now read by 10,000+ people every day and supports her and her traveling ways. And yes, she's just as amazed by the whole thing as you are.
Emily is a Holistic Health Coach who received her certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She also has a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Rochester. Emily empowers women to feel better, live better, and work better...one kick ass goal at a time. Emily was one stressed out cookie - suffering from chronic migraines, untimely cold sores, and horrible jaw pain - until she decided to take control of her life, her happiness, and her weekly menu.
Christine Kocherhans is a certified health and fitness coach and the owner of Integrated Health and Fitness. She specializes in helping people live a passionate life doing the work they love and achieving their goals. Her approach integrates fitness, health, lifestyle and visioning to help them create the life of their dreams.
Ev`Yan is an intuitive liberation artisan for women who are hungry for shameless sensual expression & want to embark on a voyage of self-discovery within. With her honeyed prose, she instigates brazen discussions about sexuality at her digital sanctuary, sexloveliberation.com, which serves as a lifeboat for women who are craving connection to their inner desires. Join her tribe of sensualists by signing up to the Self-Love Letters.
Lisa Fabrega is The Pleasurable Detox Coach. She works with women who want to detox every area of their lives so they can THRIVE. Lisa believes that detoxing your body, mind & soul can and should be pleasurable, sexy & feminine. Women who work with Lisa are able to deeply connect with their desires so that they can finally clear out blockages that have been holding them back from living their purpose. Her ultimate mission is to help free women in their lives through her detox work, so that they can finally SHINE.
Rachel Tenenbaum Yuger is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who has had a colorful journey and worn many hats both in her career and in her life. She overlooks society's tendency to believe that once you're "grown up" you should give up dreaming and playing and start "settling down," and instead passionately believes in continued growth and expansion. For Rachel, the phrase "when I grown up, I want to be..." should evolve with each phase of life. She believes that through connecting communities and experiencing the world, we will all live in a happier world that is more peaceful and harmonious. Currently she sends individuals and communities to Israel and around the world on educational and experiential trips. Rachel supports people of all ages to unleash their passions, change careers, expand their businesses, and widen their networks and relationships and become a magnet for opportunities at every step of their journey.
Aleigh Acerni
on greening your routine.
As a writer, Aleigh Acerni has made a career out of being curious. A few years ago, while researching a story, she discovered that a person’s skin absorbs 60 percent (or more!) of what you put on it. The next day, she woke up with this thought: “Shouldn’t what you put on your body be as important as what you put into it?” The answer was a resounding “Yes!” She’s been researching, studying, and writing about the importance of natural, organic cosmetics ever since.
Melissa Lanz is a former internet marketing executive who left her day job to promote good eating habits in the midst of a national health crisis. In 2010, Melissa launched The Fresh 20 an online subscription service helping thousands of families bring fresh food back to the family dinner table.
In 2011, Melissa was named one of the eHow 100 women who shift and featured as a Re-inventor by Marlo Thomas and the Huffington Post. A successful and well respected mentor, Melissa assists women find happiness and health via the kitchen.
Paige Lysaght is a formerly stressed out, coffee-addicted, carbaholic turned job-loving, green juice-sipping, creative/motivated/energized coach who firmly supports the importance of waking up feeling awesome. She works with 20- something(ish) women who are tired of being unhappy, unhealthy, and uninspired and guides them to rejuvenate, redesign, and ultimately reinvent their lives.
Jenny Sansouci is the publisher of HealthyCrush.com, where she writes about nutrition, healthy recipes, personal development and natural health. She is a Certified Health Coach and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, with an additional certificate in Food Therapy from the Natural Gourmet Institute. She's passionate about helping people discover that living a healthy life is fun, pleasurable and delicious!
As you work your way through this 30 day group experience, you'll receive exclusive interviews with each of the experts, during which they'll offer their incredibly powerful insights as to how YOU can transform you life. (By the way, these interviews will be manageable enough that you can easily integrate them into your daily routine. Instead of having to work your way through hours and hours of filler content in search of the action steps, you'll receive shorter interviews that are packed with actionable suggestions that you can utilize immediately).
You'll learn things like...
What factors are keeping you from approaching each day with boundless energy...and how to fix them.
How the concept of detoxing applies when you're thinking about finances and what shifts you can make to create abundance.
Three steps you can take right now to start crafting the life of your dreams.
What it means to live a life of liberation instead of limitation and how you can start.
Three ways to cut back on stress, including one that takes only a minute.
How your everyday thoughts are preventing you from really making change, and a few simple shifts you can make to overcome them.
..and much, much more.
But I'm not just handing you a pile of audio recordings and sending you on your way.
Instead, I've taken these amazing interviews and developed an email course that will guide you through the entire experience. If you sign up for The Reinvention Project, you'll also receive:
Daily (Monday-Friday) step-by-step emails containing one tip or suggestion that you can put into action right away. Basically, I've taken all of the fantastic expert tips and interviews and broken them down into "bite-sized" pieces, so that you can incorporate the expert advice into your life one step at a time. By tackling just one aspect of your life each day, you'll find that reinventing yourself suddenly becomes much more manageable.
Access to an exclusive Facebook group so you can connect with other group participants and feel incredibly supported each step of the way. Trying something new can be challenging when you're on your own. Doing things with support makes it so much easier (and so much more fun!). By getting involved in the Facebook group, you'll be able to connect with women who are sharing this experience (accountability buddies, anyone?) so you can give and receive epic levels of support.
Sounds pretty snazzy, doesn't it?
It is. And between the ten expert interviews, the thirty powerful lifestyle tips, the email course, and the live group call with me, one might expect to invest a good deal in a program like this. And it would be totally worth it.
But it's your lucky day.Because this program is totally free.
All of these lovely women have agreed to lend their time and their exclusive tips for no cost at all so that anyone can have the opportunity to transform her life. Every aspect, from audio recordings to e-course to group support outlet to coaching call, is completely free.
How fantastic is that?
If you had doubts about your ability to participate, consider them officially squashed.
Our last session of The Reinvention Project began on April 10th, 2012, and there's not another one scheduled...yet! Fill out the form below to hop on my mailing list and I'll keep you up to date on the next round of The Reinvention Project, plus any other neat events that I'm offering!
Before: Late start every morning, dashing immediately from bed to shower in a frantic attempt to get to work on time...ish. Skip breakfast. Fail to pack lunch. Drink lots of sugary coffee to get through the day. Commute. Use every moment of the drive in for dreading the coming workday. Spend entire day stressed over nothing and/or everything. Drink more coffee and utilize personal secret candy stash to make day tolerable. Work 11+ hours. Go home exhausted. Stay up late due to caffeine high. Eat macaroni & cheese or bean nachos. Worry about nothing and/or everything. Oversleep. Rinse. Repeat. (Increase candy consumption on holidays spent at work. Wonder about migraines on days off.)
on mindset & reframing.
